JP2002011162A - Whirligig for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a whirligig for a game machine that is to be arranged on a game board of a game machine and improves the decorative effect of a whirligig for a game machine windmills rotated by collision with game balls launched by a player. SOLUTION: A game machine whirligig 10, a whirligig body 20 made up of a blade portion 30 rotated by collision of a game ball with a blade 33 and a decorative rotating portion 40 attached rotatably concentrically with the blade portion 30 by a pin 50 and a decorative rotor 60 rotatably attached eccentrically to the whirligig body 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a windmill for a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine which shoots a game ball into a gaming machine and causes a prize port or the like to play a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A gaming machine, such as a pachinko machine, fires a game ball from a launching device into a game area of a game board to win a prize port and a start port arranged in the game area. A game ball is awarded or paid out to a player for playing. The player adjusts the rotation of the adjustment knob to adjust the game ball launch speed of the launch device so that the game ball wins. A general gaming machine is provided with a plurality of nails in a passage of a game ball in a game area and a windmill arranged therein, thereby complicating the passage in the game area of a game ball fired in the game area. ,
Making the game even more interesting.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a conventional windmill for a game machine. As shown in FIG. 4, a conventional windmill for a game machine
100 is constituted by a blade 110 and a decorative rotating plate 120. The wing plate 110 has a cylindrical body (cylindrical portion) 112 having a through hole having a diameter larger than the outer diameter of the game nail 130 at the center. In addition, a plurality of (for example, three)
Are formed at equal intervals. Decorative rotating plate 120
Is a disc-shaped body having a decoration 122 on one side (or the entire surface) and a through hole 114 formed at the center thereof, which is larger than the outer diameter of the game nail 130. The plurality of blade plates 110 having the cylindrical body 112 and the decorative rotating plate 120 are integrally formed by, for example, a plastic mold.

[0004] The gaming machine windmill 100 is provided with a game nail 130 in a through-hole 114 of a cylindrical body 112 and a decorative rotating plate (decorative rotating part) 120.
And insert the game nail 130 into a game board (not shown).
Is installed by striking at a substantially right angle. Of course, windmills for gaming machines
When the 100 is installed, the decoration surface of the decoration rotating plate 120 is arranged on the player side (front side), and the blade plate 110 is arranged on the game board side. Therefore, the gaming machine windmill 100 rotates integrally with the gaming nail 130 as a center. In recent years, in windmills for gaming machines, to further enhance the visual effect,
A device provided with an illumination device such as an LED in a decoration portion has also been put to practical use.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional game machine windmill 100, the entire windmill including the decorative surface of the decorative rotating plate 120 rotates integrally. For this reason, even if a complicated decoration is applied in the decoration state, the decoration part looks monotonous due to the rotation of the windmill itself and is monotonous. Further, it is difficult for the windmill itself to maintain the rotation operation due to its own weight. In a gaming machine windmill provided with an electric decoration device, although the wiring is simplified by using a dedicated substrate, a failure is likely to occur due to a complicated structure, and inspection work and maintenance work are also complicated. This kind of gaming machine windmill is generally larger than the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine windmill, so that there is a problem that the installation place is limited.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and has as its object to provide a gaming machine windmill having a simple structure and an enhanced decorative effect.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A windmill for a game machine according to the present invention has a cylindrical portion having a through hole through which a game nail can be inserted, and a plurality of blades provided radially on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion. A windmill body having a blade portion and a decorative rotating portion disposed in front of the blade portion is a windmill for a game machine that is rotatably attached to a game board around a game nail, and the blade portion of the windmill body and The decoration rotating part is connected to each other by being separated from each other by a connecting part that is eccentric from the center axis of the windmill main body, and includes a decoration rotating body that is rotatably arranged around the above-mentioned connecting part at the separated part.

According to a preferred embodiment of the gaming machine windmill of the present invention, the decorative rotating body is formed to be lighter than the windmill body. The connecting portion is formed in a substantially columnar shape, and the through hole of the decorative rotating body is formed in a substantially elliptical shape. A round shape is formed on the inner wall of the through hole of the decorative rotating body. Further, a protruding portion which is rounded from the blade plate toward the game board is formed at an end of the tubular portion of the blade portion on the game board side. Furthermore, the decoration rotating body has a substantially snow-ice crystal shape in which a plurality of blades are radially formed.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The construction and operation of a preferred embodiment of a windmill for a game machine according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of a preferred embodiment of a gaming machine windmill according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a gaming machine windmill 10 according to the present invention includes a windmill main body 20 including a blade portion 30 and a decoration rotating portion 40, and a decoration rotating body.
Consists of 60. The wing 30, the decorative rotating part 40, and the decorative rotating body 60 are separate and separate structures, respectively, but are integrated by a connecting part as described later, and are rotated by a gaming nail 50 to a gaming board of a gaming machine. Mounted as possible.

The blade portion 30 is a cylindrical portion having a through hole 31 at the center.
32, a plurality of (three in this specific example) blade plates 33 radially formed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 32. This wing
30 is rotatably attached to a game board of the gaming machine as described later. The blade section 30 is attached such that the right side shown in FIG. 1 is the game board side, and the left side is the far end from the game board. A pin (cylindrical) connecting portion 34 is formed at a far end of one of the plurality of blades 33, for example, the blade 33a, and at a position away from the through hole 31. The decoration rotating part 40 has a relatively thin disk shape, and a through hole is formed at the center thereof.
It has a decoration 41 on the front.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the decorative rotating body 60 constituting the gaming machine windmill 10 shown in FIG.
FIG. 2A is a front view of the decorative rotating body 60, and FIG. 2B is a sectional view thereof. As can be understood from FIGS. 2A and 2B, the decorative rotator 60 includes a plurality of (six in this specific example) blades 63 extending radially from a disk portion 62 having a through hole 61 at the center. This is a substantially snow-ice crystal-shaped (or substantially wheel-shaped) plate-shaped member having an appropriate decorative pattern (not shown) drawn on the front surface (on the player side). The through-hole 61 of the decorative rotating body 60 has a substantially elliptical shape and is rounded on the inner wall as shown in FIG.

Next, the assembling process and operation of the gaming machine windmill 10 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3A is a front view of the decoration rotating unit 40. FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the decoration rotating unit 40 and the blade unit 30. FIG. 3C is a rear view of the blade unit 30. First, the game nail 50 is inserted into the through hole 31 of the blade portion 30 and driven into a predetermined position on the game board of the game machine. At this time, the front end of the gaming nail 50
The blades 30 are prevented from substantially protruding forward from the front surface (interference with the decorative rotator 60 is prevented). Next, by inserting the through hole 61 of the decorative rotating body 60 into the connecting portion 34 of the blade portion 30, the decorative rotating body 60 is attached so as to be rotatable about the connecting portion 34. Finally, the wing portion 30 and the decorative rotating portion 40 are connected at the connecting portion 34. In addition, the connection at the connecting portion 34 of the blade portion 30 and the decorative rotating portion 40 that constitute the wind turbine body 20,
A suitable adhesive may be used. Further, the front end of the connecting portion 34 may be inserted into a mounting hole (not shown) formed at a predetermined position of the decoration rotating portion 40 and may be bonded or thermally welded. In this case, it is preferable that the shape of the mounting hole of the decorative rotating part 40 and the front end of the connecting part 34 be non-circular. As understood from FIG. 3 (B), the cylindrical portion 32 of the blade portion 30 has a rounded protruding portion 35 formed on the game board side, and by reducing the contact area with the game board, It is configured to reduce contact resistance.

With the above configuration, the center of the decoration rotating body 60 is the center of the blade 30 and the decoration rotating section 40, that is, the game nail 50.
Is eccentric to Therefore, when the wing 30 is rotated by the collision of the game balls, the decorative rotator 60 is also rotated in conjunction with the rotation of the wing 30. However, the rotation center of the decorative rotator 60 with respect to the decorative rotator 40 described above is
By eccentricity with the center of rotation, the decorative effect of the gaming machine windmill 10 can be enhanced. In addition, a plurality of such windmills for gaming machines can be selectively mounted in a gaming area of a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

The construction and operation of the preferred embodiment of the gaming machine windmill according to the present invention have been described above in detail. However, this embodiment is merely an example of the present invention. It does not limit the invention in any way. It will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, in the preferred embodiment described above, 1
Although the decorative rotator 60 is used, a plurality of decorative rotators may be used by reducing the thickness of the decorative rotator. In that case, a common connecting portion may be used, or a plurality of connecting portions may be used. Further, the decorative rotator does not necessarily have to have a flat plate shape, and a weight may be added to the tip of the rotator to make the rotation operation irregular. Further, the connecting portion 34 may be formed not on the blade portion 30 side of the windmill main body 20 but on the decorative rotating portion 40 side. In this case, a relatively thin disk may be formed on the front end side of the blade portion 30 to facilitate connection. Furthermore, the attachment of the windmill body to the game board does not necessarily require the use of game nails, and other similar attachment means may be used.
Therefore, in this specification, "game nail" should be understood as a generic term for such attachment means.

[0016]

As will be understood from the above description, according to the gaming machine windmill of the present invention, the following remarkable practical effects can be obtained. That is, unlike the conventional case, the blade portion and the decorative rotating plate are not formed as a single zone, but are constituted by a windmill main body including a separated blade portion and a decorative rotating portion, and a decorative rotating body eccentrically disposed therebetween. As a result, the windmill main body and the decorative rotator rotate separately, so that different decorative effects can be obtained by both the decorative rotator and the decorative rotator of the windmill main body. Further, since the decorative rotating body is separate from the windmill main body, it is possible to have different weights, materials, shapes, and colors.

Further, according to the windmill for a game machine of the present invention, the decorative rotating body is made lighter than the windmill main body by using, for example, a thin or lightweight material, so that the operation of the windmill main body is stopped. The decorative rotator can be further rotated to enhance the decorative effect. In addition, the contact area between the windmill body and the game board reduces the contact resistance due to the formation of the rounded protruding portion, so that the rotation of the game ball collides with the wing plate, and the rotation is maintained for a relatively long time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of a gaming machine windmill according to the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a decorative rotating body that constitutes the gaming machine windmill shown in FIG. 1, wherein (A) is a front view, (B) is a cross-sectional view,

3 shows a detailed configuration diagram of the gaming machine windmill shown in FIG. 1,
(A) is a front view of the decoration rotating unit, (B) is a sectional view of the blade unit and the decoration rotating unit, (C) is a rear view of the blade plate,

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a conventional gaming machine windmill.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Windmill for amusement machine 20 Windmill body 30 Blade part 31, 41, 61 Through hole 32 Tube part 33 Blade plate 34 Connecting part 35 Projection part 40 Decorative rotating part 50 Gaming nail 60 Decorative rotating body 63 blade

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A blade having a cylindrical portion having a through hole through which a game nail can be inserted, and a plurality of blades radially provided on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion, and one of the blades. In a windmill for a game machine in which a windmill main body having a decorative rotating portion is rotatably mounted on a game board around the game nail, the blade portion and the decorative rotating portion of the windmill main body are arranged from a central axis of the windmill main body. A windmill for a gaming machine, comprising: a decorative rotating body that is connected to each other by an eccentric connecting portion so as to be separated from each other, and has a through-hole disposed at the separated portion so as to be rotatable around the connecting portion. 2. The windmill for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein said decorative rotating body is formed lighter than said windmill main body. 3. The windmill for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein said connecting portion is formed in a cylindrical shape, and said through hole of said decoration rotating body is formed in a substantially elliptical shape. 4. The windmill for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a roundness is formed on an inner wall of the through hole of the decoration rotating body. 5. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein a protrusion is formed at an end of said tubular portion of said blade portion on said game board side, said portion being rounded toward said game board from said blade plate. A windmill for a gaming machine according to any one of the above. 6. The windmill for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein said decoration rotating body has a substantially snow-ice crystal shape in which a plurality of blades are radially formed.